History UPSC PYQ 2024

Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each: <!--qid:MAINS_2024_History-II_Q1-->

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: <!--qid:MAINS_2024_History-I_Q5-->

Identify the following places marked on the map supplied to you and write a short note of about 30 words on each of them in your Question-cum-Answer Booklet. Locational hints for each of the places marked on the map are given below seriatim: (i) Prehistoric site (ii) Area of petroglyphs (iii) Neolithic site (iv) Harappan site (v) Buddhist monastery (vi) Chalcolithic site (vii) Neo-Chalcolithic site (viii) Megalithic site with rock art (ix) One of the Mahajanapadas’ capital and associated with Buddha’s miracle (x) Hominid fossil find site (xi) Major rock edict of Ashoka (xii) Ancient trade centre (xiii) Stone inscription recording land grants with tax exemptions (xiv) Shiva temples named after family relationships (xv) Place of art-related inscription (xvi) Place of inscription of three languages (xvii) Temple site where three styles of temple architecture are found (xviii) Jain pilgrimage site (xix) Shiva temple of Gupta period (xx) Megalithic monumental site <!--qid:MAINS_2024_History-I_Q1-->

Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each: <!--qid:MAINS_2024_History-II_Q5-->